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The Industrial Revolution accelerated the speed in which society functioned. The exodus from the country to the city to work in factories, took
people away from farms and access to fresh food. On top of that long working hours and cramped living conditions, often without a kitchen, lead to very poor nutrition and
considerable hardship and unhappiness. It was only after the first World War that things began to change. One constant has been the role of the mother and provider in the
kitchen, the heart of a home. The kitchen represented a place for private conversations, problems shared around a table, and the warmth of food after a long day’s work. The
compass for family life, the mother and the kitchen can alleviate any woes or worries. The mere smell of baking bread wafting from the kitchen, or that of your favourite meal
can take you back to a time and a place and ground you. Human health is physical and mental. Healthy diets come not from just what you eat but how it is consumed. To be
whole, we feed the body and mind and nourish the soul. In the church of the home, the altar is the kitchen, and the master of ceremonies is the cook.
